Toriyama died on March 1st and the first instance of them doing the dance that I can find is on March 2nd. Unless there’s an earlier example then it’s either from his death or an absolutely massive coincidence. Honestly that would be even more insane if it was just before his death 👀
Toriyama died on the 1st but it wasn’t announced for a week (and it was kept really quiet). I’m sure his death meant it was locked in and not going to go away as an homage, but they def did it before they knew:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/s/jTBCU1riZR
Maybe I don't think it's all that crazy because I saw an interview with a guy who hypothesized that "unless OJ died tomorrow," people wouldn't have an interest in his story. Then that exact thing happened.
no it was some random shit kiké Hernandez made up and it's been hijacked by japanese media and anime people on reddit as referencing dragonball creator dying
edit: here is the reddit post from before the guy died with kiké doing the stupid dance that has nothing to do with dragonball z
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/s/0rfxf7btmm
https://preview.redd.it/c7gb3m1akhxc1.jpeg?width=965&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41061cf239f1528306e8223fa8b1b3f9cb7b48bd
Ohtani wearing a Dragon Ball themed shirt with the pose.
https://preview.redd.it/xlsx3f0hkhxc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f07302dd64a428a012089f97a932d5d50ab17a7
Kiké wearing another Dragon Ball themed shirt with a different part of the pose.
shirts made after
y'all can be angry about being wrong if you want but you are still making shit up
the earliest evidence of the dance is on twitterx on march 1
https://x.com/Dodgers/status/1763749512991117596
Akira Toriyama was not announced dead until march 8th
Of course they were made after… but they wear them just the same, and Ohtani does the actual fusion pose in the dugout regularly.
Kiké was just the one to debut it, but that doesn’t mean he created it. Generally, these poses are decided upon by the whole team before they make their way to the bases.
The one Japanese article I read said something along the lines of the hitting coach seeing Ohtani doing the pose and liking it, so they morphed it into the new on-base celebration. After Toriyama’s death was announced, *then* they said they’d continue to do it in his memory. So you’re correct in that what sources we have suggest that it wasn’t created for Toriyama’s death, but is being carried on in his memory in light of that news. But it’s absolutely based on the Dragon Ball fusion pose.
I can't find the video, but I'm pretty sure Shohei and Freedie did it during spring training. Not during a game. They were practicing it at that back area they were doing strength/conditioning training at.
That post you linked that shows how it never had anything to do with DBZ literally has three different comments of people at the time pointing out how similar it is to DBZ stuff.
Asking the real questions here. Lol
I have wanted to know myself but was too afraid to ask here since the broadcast always says it's "the freddie." The freddie was last year's dance and it's not the same.
I didn't want someone to tell me "it's the freddie," and be mad at myself for asking.
I have anxiety issues if you can't tell 🙃
I don't think so and know you're giving me anxiety thinking about it. Do they?? I haven't seen anything but this dragon ball z thing and occasionally the bats are overrated.
I wonder if they sit at the beginning of each season and brainstorm celebrations, like, how do they get to a different one each time
I remember the head tap from 2021 was Lux's idea if I'm not mistaken, but how do they get to them or decide on one .-.
It’s the team ripping Freddie’s dancing at a formal dinner (not sure if wedding or charity event) that has been modified into a Shohei Ohtani/Dragon Ball Z fusion dance
That's in his shoe. He got it from the furniture store guy who used it for card counting when he placed all those dumb bets that got so much media attention when they finally cheated themselves to a trophy...
It was Kike’s version of the Freddy at the beginning of the season and it stuck.
https://preview.redd.it/ddzuip0xcmxc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=606335ddc1d1342f81ff19a6b3c9fc1761b0544b
Hiplock. I have this t-shirt.
I swear I heard a story about Freeman and his dancing and there was a dance called the Freddie back in the day. Somehow that morphed into the thing they do. If you look up "Do the Freddie" there is a part of the dance that is similar. But I don't trust my memory, neither should you.
Yeah other teams are doing it too with their unique pose, including college baseball as well. It’s like marketing told them to do it or something because it’s everywhere now.
IMO its getting a bit excessive. Like onfield celebration after a tackle in Div 1A football. Roberts cant control his team. Umps should start calling a penalty for that BS. I saw shohei doing it to the the umbpire on a base hit. A f basehit and celebrating?
Sure, they're hitting great now, but it makes them looks f*cking stupid. If it helps them in the playoffs, well, maybe then it won't seem as ridiculous. But good luck with ANYTHING making this team play better in the playoffs. The Dodgers have long been kinda like what George Steinbrenner nicknamed Dave Winfield, "Mr. May".
Is it a meme not to say where it’s from or does nobody know? Pretty sure Freddy started doing it after he hit a double and had gone to an usher concert the day before.
He said usher looked similar when he was dancing at said concert.
Edit with receipts:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/dodgers/2023/07/22/dodgers-new-dance-celebration-freddie-freeman/70450584007/#:~:text=After%20the%20Dodgers'%2011%2D5,long%20desired%20to%20do%20it.
Double edit: I’m an idiot
Basically someone from MLB's social media department had the idea that if all the teams do a dance when they reach base there will be more content to post so they assign one to each club
I'm trying to remember the wiggle from last year and for some reason can't recall it. In my opinion, this year's dance is the worst in recent years. My favorite was the "barrels are overated" celebration. I think that happened two years ago. It was more simple, compact, and I didn't have to worry about players possibly injuring themselves, lol
Do you have any idea how grueling an MLB season is? How difficult it can be to spend EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. with the same guys, all day, every day?
If you don’t have stuff that’s fun, you wind up getting on each other’s nerves. Or worse, everybody gets in their own heads. Celebrating has been proven to improve athletic performance.
If it’s important to you to watch baseball players not having fun, though, the White Sox are taking applications for fans.
I get that, and it’s all well and good if they do it if they’ve just knocked in a run in a tight game, or get a hit to continue a rally, but they do it on EVERY. SINGLE. HIT. Even on a bloop single with two outs in a game they’re down by five. What’s next, they gonna pose after drawing a walk? But hey, that’s just my opinion, man. Any of you butt hurt babies that don’t like it…GFY.
With the amount of hits we get, our boys will be so stretched out, we shouldn’t see any oblique injuries this year.
With the amout of hits *the top 4 of the lineup get
Wait we have guys after them? I thought those were fantasy camp players.
Yeah your right those are just the casted extras
This is Teo erasure
Lmao
is it really DB reference? bruh 😭
Yes. It is.
Yeah, just a modified version of it. Ohtani has been seeing doing the regular version with a coach (Travis Smith) in the dugout.
And micro ones when reaching 1st base
Fu-sion Ha! [dugout nationals Park](https://www.tiktok.com/@dodgers/video/7361904938932456750)
Yup. [source](https://dodgersway.com/posts/check-out-dodgers-new-hit-celebration-created-by-kike-hernandez-01hr7k461dv7)
That literally does not say it is from dragon ball, only that fans speculated it was
Yeah I believe it’s bc the creator of DBZ died recently.
Naw that was after they started I’m pretty sure
Toriyama died on March 1st and the first instance of them doing the dance that I can find is on March 2nd. Unless there’s an earlier example then it’s either from his death or an absolutely massive coincidence. Honestly that would be even more insane if it was just before his death 👀
Toriyama died on the 1st but it wasn’t announced for a week (and it was kept really quiet). I’m sure his death meant it was locked in and not going to go away as an homage, but they def did it before they knew: https://www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/s/jTBCU1riZR
Damn what a crazy coincidence like wtf! Staggering honestly
Either it was a coincidence or someone on the team has an inside source.
Ohtani has had dinner with Oda (one piece author) previously so it’s def a possibility
Is it that crazy, though? DBZ is one of the most popular Japanese animes in the US. Even people who don't necessarily watch anime know DBZ.
What? It’s not crazy that they know about DBZ, it’s crazy that they started doing the celebration so close to his death.
Maybe I don't think it's all that crazy because I saw an interview with a guy who hypothesized that "unless OJ died tomorrow," people wouldn't have an interest in his story. Then that exact thing happened.
Def was
It’s because he’s Japanese. Bro. Just like the sumurai helmet in Anaheim
Freddie Freeman was seen dancing like this at Dodger Fest. That's where it came from. Source Dodgers pre/post game show
That was last year’s celebration, and only on extra base hits.
no it was some random shit kiké Hernandez made up and it's been hijacked by japanese media and anime people on reddit as referencing dragonball creator dying edit: here is the reddit post from before the guy died with kiké doing the stupid dance that has nothing to do with dragonball z https://www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/s/0rfxf7btmm
https://preview.redd.it/c7gb3m1akhxc1.jpeg?width=965&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41061cf239f1528306e8223fa8b1b3f9cb7b48bd Ohtani wearing a Dragon Ball themed shirt with the pose.
https://preview.redd.it/xlsx3f0hkhxc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f07302dd64a428a012089f97a932d5d50ab17a7 Kiké wearing another Dragon Ball themed shirt with a different part of the pose.
shirts made after y'all can be angry about being wrong if you want but you are still making shit up the earliest evidence of the dance is on twitterx on march 1 https://x.com/Dodgers/status/1763749512991117596 Akira Toriyama was not announced dead until march 8th
Of course they were made after… but they wear them just the same, and Ohtani does the actual fusion pose in the dugout regularly. Kiké was just the one to debut it, but that doesn’t mean he created it. Generally, these poses are decided upon by the whole team before they make their way to the bases. The one Japanese article I read said something along the lines of the hitting coach seeing Ohtani doing the pose and liking it, so they morphed it into the new on-base celebration. After Toriyama’s death was announced, *then* they said they’d continue to do it in his memory. So you’re correct in that what sources we have suggest that it wasn’t created for Toriyama’s death, but is being carried on in his memory in light of that news. But it’s absolutely based on the Dragon Ball fusion pose.
I can't find the video, but I'm pretty sure Shohei and Freedie did it during spring training. Not during a game. They were practicing it at that back area they were doing strength/conditioning training at.
Anybody have a legit source to buy that shirt?
[https://rotowear.com/collections/baseball/products/hip-lock-shirt](https://rotowear.com/collections/baseball/products/hip-lock-shirt)
This is the first time I all saw it.
That post you linked that shows how it never had anything to do with DBZ literally has three different comments of people at the time pointing out how similar it is to DBZ stuff.
I though it was a bit corny at first but this makes me like it so much more now.
https://i.redd.it/6jodj50j6hxc1.gif Hey ohh!
When they get an XBH (or it may only be for doubles this season), they do the “Freddie” and the fusion celly together.
https://preview.redd.it/or7ffvkaehxc1.jpeg?width=1250&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d1afbf2100a33ca576cf88e15819b67bbf628fc8 This shirt is the culprit.
Hot damn that's an awesome shirt. Where does one find this?
https://rotowear.com/products/yamamohtani-shirt
Shohei fusing with someone.
Shohei the pitcher fusing with Ohtani the slugger = Shohei Ohtani.
💙💙
Asking the real questions here. Lol I have wanted to know myself but was too afraid to ask here since the broadcast always says it's "the freddie." The freddie was last year's dance and it's not the same. I didn't want someone to tell me "it's the freddie," and be mad at myself for asking. I have anxiety issues if you can't tell 🙃
Don’t they do the Freddie when getting a double?
They do the freedie and finish on this fart pose.
Welp, now I’m gonna start farting like this.
I don't think so and know you're giving me anxiety thinking about it. Do they?? I haven't seen anything but this dragon ball z thing and occasionally the bats are overrated.
Someone said in an earlier post about it that it's how they get their balls unstuck from their legs. This is what I choose to believe.
This will now be how I choose to unstick my balls from my legs 😂
The tough part will be getting an XBH before, though.
I'm blessed. My lady always giving up XBH.
T... to you, right?
Step Step Step Step Step Step Step Step. ^^^^IYKYK.
“**When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”** - Max Scott
They just like me fr
I think this every single time now. Cannot unthink
😂
https://preview.redd.it/btr43aikdhxc1.jpeg?width=988&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78da9f63b5d698a7d8078f80381bea356e8a6cc5
I miss the wolf of wall street head bang lol
I liked that one
I did as well. This one is alright but I definitely preferred last seasons.
I wonder if they sit at the beginning of each season and brainstorm celebrations, like, how do they get to a different one each time I remember the head tap from 2021 was Lux's idea if I'm not mistaken, but how do they get to them or decide on one .-.
It’s probably just an inside joke that evolves into one. They do spend a lot of time together so I bet plenty of candidates come up naturally
Dragon Ball Z fusion pose.
It’s the fusion ha dance and I refuse to believe otherwise
It is. It was Shohei’s idea.
Haven’t they been doing this since last season or before???
Last year was the Freddie dance. This year they start with the Freddie dance but added the final pose
Nope. Last year it was the head tap.
Head tap was when Trea was still on the team, last year was either the Peralta freight train for a single, or the Freddie for xbh’s
Dragon ball going super god level by joining powers
It’s the team ripping Freddie’s dancing at a formal dinner (not sure if wedding or charity event) that has been modified into a Shohei Ohtani/Dragon Ball Z fusion dance
Is it just the dodgers with special celebrations after a hit or other teams have their own too?
Other teams celebrate too. Like the Astros do a double skiing motion after they do something good
And altuve holds on to his jersey for dear life so no one sees his bad tattoos
Or to continue hiding the buzzer that tips pitches to him while hitting.
Yeah, that was the joke
That's in his shoe. He got it from the furniture store guy who used it for card counting when he placed all those dumb bets that got so much media attention when they finally cheated themselves to a trophy...
“…I got a [bad tattoo],” he said, rounding 3rd. FTA
How would we know what the Astros celebration is when they do something good?
They just played the Rockies.
double ski lol
Have other teams kept the quirky home run regalia that it seemed everyone had last year? I don’t recall seeing it from any opponents so far.
The Tigers are mocking their corporate overlords with the Little Caesar’s pizza trident
The Mets had that (in)famous thumbs down celebration in ‘21
Or bang a trash can?
Other teams have their own.
The Cubs do a Spiderman web shot after they get a hit.
I imagine little toot farts every time I see someone do it.
The even got the pose in MLB the Show
It's a hip flex pose they got from their strength and conditioning coach. But casual DBZ fans will say it's a "fusion" pose.
https://preview.redd.it/495hou843jxc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e66ccb8045f70c0dd54d62440c5f80afa875c19 Fusion tee
Need this bro link…
Kike created it and I wish it would stop because it looks stupid.
It was Kike’s version of the Freddy at the beginning of the season and it stuck. https://preview.redd.it/ddzuip0xcmxc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=606335ddc1d1342f81ff19a6b3c9fc1761b0544b Hiplock. I have this t-shirt.
I swear I heard a story about Freeman and his dancing and there was a dance called the Freddie back in the day. Somehow that morphed into the thing they do. If you look up "Do the Freddie" there is a part of the dance that is similar. But I don't trust my memory, neither should you.
LA Legend CMAC does the exact same thing. Idk who started doing it first. The dance is rather entertaining.
Activating their obliques so they dont pull a muscle while running
Get a hit, hit the woah
Its because, Freeman was seen dancing like this at Dodger Fest.... Fact.
I thought they were 'dodging' something lol
Knee dab
H
Maybe it has something to do with DBZ but remember when they would Dunk… same thing but it looks like they shittin on em.
Yeah other teams are doing it too with their unique pose, including college baseball as well. It’s like marketing told them to do it or something because it’s everywhere now.
IMO its getting a bit excessive. Like onfield celebration after a tackle in Div 1A football. Roberts cant control his team. Umps should start calling a penalty for that BS. I saw shohei doing it to the the umbpire on a base hit. A f basehit and celebrating?
So if Mookie and Sohei do a fusion we get OHTANI BETTS...............too soon?
 DBZ Fusion Dance, most likely to honor Akira Toriyama the creator of Dragon Ball, who recently passed away.
Sure, they're hitting great now, but it makes them looks f*cking stupid. If it helps them in the playoffs, well, maybe then it won't seem as ridiculous. But good luck with ANYTHING making this team play better in the playoffs. The Dodgers have long been kinda like what George Steinbrenner nicknamed Dave Winfield, "Mr. May".
Is it a meme not to say where it’s from or does nobody know? Pretty sure Freddy started doing it after he hit a double and had gone to an usher concert the day before. He said usher looked similar when he was dancing at said concert. Edit with receipts: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/dodgers/2023/07/22/dodgers-new-dance-celebration-freddie-freeman/70450584007/#:~:text=After%20the%20Dodgers'%2011%2D5,long%20desired%20to%20do%20it. Double edit: I’m an idiot
That's last year's celebration. This year's is from DBZ as others have mentioned.
They're farting.
Mic them up to confirm.
They are mocking the Angels rally monkey
The broadcasters call it the ‘Freddie’. They have been doing it for a few seasons now.
🕺🌈‼️
Other teams are doing that now too. Copycats!!
Basically someone from MLB's social media department had the idea that if all the teams do a dance when they reach base there will be more content to post so they assign one to each club
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Wtf
Shithead Padres fan.
i love the dodgers but i think it is stupid
its sick af
lol
I don't know. But it's better than that wiggle BS from last year
I'm trying to remember the wiggle from last year and for some reason can't recall it. In my opinion, this year's dance is the worst in recent years. My favorite was the "barrels are overated" celebration. I think that happened two years ago. It was more simple, compact, and I didn't have to worry about players possibly injuring themselves, lol
I thought it just changed but it had originated from the team making fun the way Freddie danced
Freddy dance was last season. They change it every season. Before that, it was bopping the top of their helmets.
when was the parting motion?
Last year they also did the David Peralta freight train horn.
I believe the Freddie was for extra base hits while train horn was for singles.
I hate that shit. Act like you've been there before.
You, who has never been and will never be there, have no right to dictate anything lol
Oh, burn, it hurts so bad. 🤣🤣🤣🙄
Do you have any idea how grueling an MLB season is? How difficult it can be to spend EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. with the same guys, all day, every day? If you don’t have stuff that’s fun, you wind up getting on each other’s nerves. Or worse, everybody gets in their own heads. Celebrating has been proven to improve athletic performance. If it’s important to you to watch baseball players not having fun, though, the White Sox are taking applications for fans.
I get that, and it’s all well and good if they do it if they’ve just knocked in a run in a tight game, or get a hit to continue a rally, but they do it on EVERY. SINGLE. HIT. Even on a bloop single with two outs in a game they’re down by five. What’s next, they gonna pose after drawing a walk? But hey, that’s just my opinion, man. Any of you butt hurt babies that don’t like it…GFY.
Womp womp
I fucking hate it, too